Mooga Gaati

Ingredients

For Sprouts

1 cup Moong

For Ground Paste

1 cup grated coconut

2 tsp tamarind paste

1.5 tbsp coriander seeds

1/2 tsp peppercorns

1/4 tsp jeera

5 dried red chillies

1/2 tsp tumeric

For Curry

3 medium sized green chilies

1 tsp jaggery

2 tsp salt 

For Tempering

1/2 tsp hing

strand of curry leaves

1 tsp mustard seed

Garnish

1 tbsp chopped cilantro

Method

Sprouts

2 days prior soak Moong in water and keep overnight

1 day prior morning, put moong in sieve and keep covered whole day so that they sprout

At night put moong back in water and leave whole night

Next morning, wash moong well and throw out the peels.

Ground Paste

Grind all ingredients under Ground paste into a thick fine paste

Curry

Add 2 cups water in a vessel and let boil

Add the sprouted moong. Throw out any more peels that come off.

Add green chillies, salt, jaggery and let cook for 10 mins

Add in the ground mix and bring to boil

Tempering

In a separate vessel, add hing, kadipatta, mustard seeds to oil and let splutter.

Add this mix to moong

Garnish with Cilantro